More that once, a simple morning stroll through the local park or afternoon hike has resulted in some "interesting" shots.

I've developed the habit to always have my camera set on "action" when just out walking around or doing landscape shoots. Too many times in the past, something very interesting and action oriented would present itself (like a quiet pond of waterfowl breaking out into the "fight" shot above). I'd swing my camera to sudden action, only realize after it was all over that my settings were all wrong. My new habit is to:

when I come upon static or other shots I'd like to make, I adjust to the need - but AWALYS return to my action settings before moving down the road.

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Without following this habit, some of my most treasured shots would have been blurred throw aways. I won't always get the settings just right, but being prepped for a general action shot gives me a fighting chance.